One of Spain’s most prolific serial killers is now being held in a women’s correctional unit after beginning to identify as transgender while behind bars. Joan Vila Dilmé, also known as the Olot nursing home killer, is reportedly now going by the name “Aida.”
Vila, 60, was sentenced to 127 years in prison in 2013 for the murders of 11 elderly residents at the care home he worked at.
During their report, the mainstream Spanish paper referred to Vila in the feminine, and attempted to minimize any allegations that this was done in order to gain any special treatment, arguing “her transition does not entail any benefits related to her sentence.”
As of now, he has yet to undergo any surgical alterations, but reportedly has plans to do so. His “gender-affirming” cosmetic surgeries will be paid for by Spain’s public healthcare system.